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Episode 126 – Everything Isn’t Terrible with Dr Kathleen Smith, PhD, Licensed Therapist, Mental Health Writer and Author
Dr. Kathleen Smith is a licensed therapist and author of the new book: Everything Isn’t Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety and Finally Calm Down published with Hachette Books.
A graduate of Harvard University and George Washington University, she’s written for popular websites like Salon, Slate, New York Magazine, Psychology Today, Lifehacker, Bustle, Everyday Health, Psycom, Psychotherapy Networker, Psychology Today, Counselling Today and many more.
Interviews with Kathleen have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Women’s Health Magazine, Women’s World Magazine, and television programs including Good Morning Washington.
She is a student of Bowen Family Systems Theory and an associate faculty member of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. Kathleen has a private practice in Washington, DC, and is the host of the TV show Family Matters, produced by the University of the District of Columbia.
Kathleen writes a free, weekly therapy newsletter on managing anxiety, called “The Anxious Overachiever”
Dr. Kathleen Smith is the author of Everything Isn’t Terrible which offers a smart, practical antidote to our anxiety ridden times.
Everything Isn’t Terrible is an informative and practical guide, featuring a healthy dose of humour for people who want to become beacons of calmness in their families, at work, and in our anxious world.
Everything Isn’t Terrible will inspire you to confront your anxious self, take charge of your anxiety, and increase your own capacity to choose how to respond to it. Her book comprises of short chapters containing anecdotal examples from Smith’s work with her clients, in addition to engaging, actionable exercises for readers.
Everything Isn’t Terrible will give anyone who is suffering from anxiety all of the tools they need to finally calm down and in this podcast episode Dr Kathleen Smith shares more about what inspired her to write her book.
In Episode 126 – Podcast Guest
Dr Kathleen Smith shares:
– a little bit about herself
– what inspired her to write her book – Everything Isn’t Terrible
– what is Anxiety
– how to live a calmer, less anxious life
– how to ask someone to do a house core without raising your voice
– how to build happier, healthier family relationships
– how to let go of trying to control everything
– how to prevent family arguments and conflict
– why everything isn’t terrible
– what her self care rituals are
plus we talk about so much more…………
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